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There seem to be a glut of code/text editors for the Mac these days. From free options, like TextWrangler, to the latest release of Adobe’s DreamWeaver CS3, the options have never seemed as vast. One editor that I have begun to use almost exclusively is Macromate’s TextMate.

TextMate combines many of the great functions of the Unix underpinnings of the Mac OS with the simple GUI interface that does not obstruct your workflow. It interacts with a multitude of operations as well as provides an extensible architecture for 3rd party developers.

I use it to update several of my blog accounts through the use of blogmate. This allows me to work on code, troubleshoot operations and edit some of my editorial responsibilities all from within one app. I picked it up after the MacHeist viral scavenger hunt, and would recommend it to anyone who is looking to, as Thoreau said…simplify, simplify, simplify.